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Speed up VirtualBox Shared Folders on XP Guests
I’m using a Windows XP guest in VirtualBox in a intensive way for a few days. The host and guest exchange their files via a shared folder. It’s a very convenient way to exchange data between virtual machines and the guest. In my case, the shared folders reside on an
ISACA Belgian Chapter: Introduction to the SCOR Framework
Today, I attended the first ISACA Belgian Chapter meeting of 2009 about the SCOR framework. SCOR means “Supply Chain Operations Reference” (more information here). It’s a framework and best practices (not an audit methodology) to help enterprise to increase performance and reduce risks of their supply chain. Basically, there are
Databases Protection with GreenSQL
Today, the majority of websites offer dynamic content to visitors. All information is stored in back-end databases and processed live. A classic infrastructure is based on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP). Unfortunately, “database” means also a broaden surface attack. And risks are multiple: SQL injections, data leak, data alteration or
iPhone + iTunes + VirtualBox
As posted a few days ago, I configured my new corporate laptop. But iTunes was still missing (to sync my iPhone). I’m using iTunes to sync some Outlook content (contacts and agenda) and security podcasts (ok, and some MP3s too &59#;-). Unfortunately, VirtualBox is known to be very sensitive regarding
This Blog Turned Six!
I just realized that this blog just turned six years old! The first article (a simple test) was posted on January 14th 2003. The oldest pictures are missing (due to a migration to WordPress a few years ago) but all articles remain on line
STIB: Security by Obscurity
A lot of blog posts already covered the security issue which affected the STIB (The public transportation company in Brussels). I”ll not rewrite the facts here. The Belgian French television made a story [in French] about this problem. The journalist interviewed the STIB spokeman. During the interview, he said: “Il
New Corporate Laptop Setup
I got my new corporate laptop today, a Dell Latitude E6500, very nice computer. Working as a security consultant, I’m always on the road, connecting my laptop on customers or evil (free Wi-Fi access point or conference) networks . Fortunately, my company allows consultants, if they want, to manage their
How to Join a Microsoft Domain Behind a VPN
I got my new corporate notebook a few days ago and I’m now busy with the setup (an article will follow soon). I need to run a Windows XP guest in a VM. I’m a mobile user and never directly connected to the company LAN. I had to join the
Book Review: Learning Nagios 3.0
I received a copy of Learning Nagios 3.0 for review. The book was written by Wojciech Kocjan. As I’m a Nagios users for years now (started around 2000 if I’m right), I was interested in learning more about the new 3.0 features. IMHO, Nagios is one of the most powerful